Set to broadcast in two one-hour films, this family treat is inspired by the classic books of Barbara Euphan Todd and is pegged to be the TV event of the season. Mackenzie Crook has taken Scatterbrook farm and the infamous characters of this well-loved tale and injected them with a tender and authentic charm. This is the perfect family adventure, packed with a fun, mischievous spirit and delivered with an environmental message.
Mackenzie Crook, (Pirates Of The Caribbean, Detectorists) who has written, directed and stars as Worzel Gummidge, has gathered a host of both accomplished and brilliant actors who are set to appear in this eagerly anticipated adaptation.
Playing The Green Man, creator of the scarecrows, who arrives to Scatterbrook in episode two, is comedy legend Sir Michael Palin. He says: “It’s a lovely part for me, but the whole script is very memorable and touching, and very funny too. It quite skillfully weaves in something for everybody all the time.”
Zoë Wanamaker (My Family, Harry Potter And The Philosophers Stone) will play the eccentric local aristocrat, Lady Bloomsbury Barton in episode two. She says: “The whole thing is so charming and inventive. It’s the sort of thing I’d watch. I’m sure it will be a huge success. I know it will - it’s divine.”
Vicki Pepperdine (Getting On, The Windsors) takes on the role of the formidable Aunt Sally in episode one. She says: “There’s something for everybody. It’s got this heart to it, and you’d be hard pushed as an adult not to engage with it.”
Steve Pemberton (League Of Gentleman, Benidorm) will play Mr Braithwaite, the farmer. He says: “This is the kind of show the whole family can enjoy together. It has a lot of humour, a lot of visual humour too, and I think kids will enjoy watching the children being central to the story.”
Rosie Cavaliero (Gentleman Jack, Cleaning Up) will play Mrs Braithwaite, she added: “It’s a story about the imagination, and children escaping into this different world. Mackenzie’s version is totally contemporary.”
Ones to watch India Brown (Hetty Feather) and Thierry Wickens (making his TV debut) will play Susan and John, two city children spending their summer at Scatterbrook farm who quickly befriend Worzel and begin a summer of adventures.
The first episode, The Scarecrow Of Scatterbrook, sees two young strangers arrive in the village of Scatterbrook. It’s not long before Susan and John encounter Worzel Gummidge, the Scarecrow of Ten Acre Field. Their world is sent spinning into confusion when they realise Gummidge comes to life. The only person more shocked is Worzel, when he discovers that the children are not in fact fellow scarecrows but humans.
Their worlds should never commune but fate has conspired to create an extraordinary union. The seasons have stopped and the harvest hasn’t arrived. The rhythm of the natural world is out of kilter and this unlikely trio must try to put it right. Magic, mystery and mayhem unfurl.
The second episode, The Green Man, welcomes another mysterious arrival to Scatterbrook. The Green Man is the creator of scarecrows and keeper of scarecrow lore. He isn’t at all happy that Worzel is consorting with humans. Elsewhere, local aristocrat Lady Bloomsbury Barton is holding a fete, with a Scarecrow competition that Worzel is determined to win. What will The Green Man and Worzel's most competitive rival, Soggy Bogart make of it all?
Worzel Gummidge is written and directed by Mackenzie Crook and is a Leopard Pictures, Treasure Trove Productions and Lola Entertainment production for BBC One. It is Executive Produced by Kristian Smith for Leopard Pictures, Lisa Thomas for Lola Entertainment, Mackenzie Crook for Treasure Trove Productions, with rights holders Patrick D. Pidgeon and Eric S. Rollman executive producers for Pidgeon Entertainment, Inc. It is produced by Georgie Fallon and Alex Moody is the Commissioning Editor for the BBC.
Further casting:
Francesca Mills - Earthy Mangold
Tim Plester - Clarty
Colin Michael Carmichael - Soggy Bogart
Andrew James Spooner - Flat Alistair
Phil Hulford - Hannah Harrow
Tom Meeten - HMS Odney
Christopher-Robert Barlow - Rag Bag
Kiran Shah - Chopper and Root Bound
Charlie Mayhew - Rustle Sprouter
Lucy Montgomery - Jackie Pudding
Gus Brown - Oswald Pollypop
Malik Ibheis - Trike
Ben Langley - Driver
Mariam Haque - Receptionist
“当年默默无闻的时候也被拒绝了上百次，他们嘲笑我，长得不帅，一口庆尚北道方言，脸还红扑扑的家伙…”
很一般，黄政民的演技也被拉低了，反派就单纯的恶，却没有那种让人着迷的感觉，总觉得像街上那些二愣子一般，恶得程度是让人觉得恶心想一巴掌拍死而后快。动作戏拉跨，这次韩国警察终于有一点点作用了，5分
黄政民依然演技炸裂，这不能看作是解救吾先生的翻拍，故事虽然一样，但拍摄手法和角色的着重点都完全不一样，算是一部新的韩国电影，跟以前的韩国电影比，这部的配角稍微差了点，整部戏就靠黄政民在撑了，但是我觉得角色名字不应该叫黄政民，黄政民本人有这么厉害吗？
黄政民演着演着就成了之前片子里的颓废警察，最后大喊一声，你们这些废物警察滚一边去，让我来。解救吾先生的角度是警察和匪徒，这个片子基本就是人质和匪徒的大面积特写，全场靠黄政民一角独撑，主题性差一点。
比较无趣的翻拍，改编果然符合他们一贯的调性，更加突出反派的阴狠和警察的无能，黄政民最终活着基本靠自救，总之精彩程度、演员表演、人文关怀都比原作差了两个档次。
虽然知道是改编，但是我觉得没有把普通人面对劫匪的那种懵逼恐慌不知所措的感觉演出来，就还是显得游刃有余了一些，而少了这一层“普通”感，这电影就失去了很多真实性，当然你可以说这是艺术加工。再就是多余的角色太多。
太抓马，现实感没了，人性的复杂也被打薄了。纯粹在消费黄政民的演员形象。最后进入片场的戏份有意思，可惜只是点缀。
不是说仓库到小屋走路五分钟跑步2分38s吗 怎么黄正民他们打斗了那么久警车才赶到 bug
好差……这绑匪比纸钞屋里那几个还蠢，人质不是黄政民xi就不会看了，不过这次黄政民演的也不是很黄政民。
中改韩也有扑街啊，没想到黄政民演自己竟然好差劲😂
我爱黄政民，韩国警察依然是罪犯手里的弹球，随意搓揉。
故事倒也平平无奇，黄sir演了这么多打戏，很能打挺正常的吧。就是绑匪的嚣张跋扈显得太无理，内部破裂的太快，不像是干了这么多起案件的团队应该有的。其他的也没啥说的，黄sir在模仿自己的比赛中没有拿到头奖，就离谱。可看可不看吧。
老黄确实演技牛逼。初入敌营时眼角不经意滑落的泪。
很久没看到一个半小时的真人电影了，时长短带来的好处就是剧情紧凑，但是紧凑归紧凑，剧本一开始就没有什么深度和悬念，使得整部电影看起来更像黄政民的独幕剧。但是奈何老哥演技就是好啊。
好烂，改编成这样真的好烂，特别是我又把原版看了一遍，更觉得这部烂了。莫名其妙的枪战、莫名其妙的打斗、莫名其妙的开挂。一个人的游戏，你当的是人质吗？你当的是超人。
三星给黄政民，让我不适的是导演一直玩新世界梗，居心叵测。还有就是绑匪真的像你妈的弱智一样，光他妈坏又没脑子，还是那种自以为有脑子的没脑子，绑匪头子演的真尼玛出戏，随时在那装逼。韩片警察一如既往正常发力。
反派找的那演员倒是都大长脸模样，电影里警察太弱了，全是炮灰，给男主设计的有点过于强大，反而不好看，这算是我看过的黄政民片子里最不好看的一个了，要不是因为他是主演我都不想看这翻拍版，既不喜欢王千源刘德华的原版，也不喜欢这个韩国版 PS女绑匪 嗯嗯 真好看
看的时候真想忘记原版剧情，因为黄政民，所以值得三颗星…
原版解救吾先生比这个拍得好多了。韩影这种犯罪类型拍出来都一个套路。
可能黄政民更像黄政民一些会好看一点吧，不然设定毫无新意…
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